This is reported by the Donetsk news agency.
“The enemy attempted to conduct reconnaissance of mine-explosive obstacles in front of our positions in the area of the settlement of Shuma.
Our defenders were forced to use standard weapons not prohibited by the Minsk agreements.
In the course of the fleeting battle, the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated to their positions, ”the People's Militia noted.
It is clarified that the incident took place on April 4.
It is noted that during the inspection of the minefield, the DPR sappers found the body of a Ukrainian serviceman - Private Igor Baitaly, born in 1995.
“The JFO command has been hiding the death of its serviceman for the second day and is not making any efforts to return the body to his relatives.
And this is not the first time.
We appeal to the Ukrainian military leadership: return the body of a soldier to his loved ones, ”the department added.
Earlier, the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, told RT that the situation in Donbass is currently "tense".